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The Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd and Hg levels in the edible parts of Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis picked up from Sinop seashore of the Black Sea have been evaluated by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer for biomonitoring heavy metal environmental pollution in 2014. Cu and Pb were determined in maximum levels came after Zn. Hg and Cd displayed the minimum levels in all samples. The mean Hg, Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn levels in edible tissues of the mussels were 0.02±0.009 mg/kg, 0.03±0.01 mg/kg, 0.08±0.03 mg/kg, 1.12±0.3 mg/kg and 11±3 mg/kg wet wt., respectively. Considering public health with respect to Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd and Hg, the estimated daily and weekly intakes did not exceed the permissible intakes.